News Release
GULFSTREAM NAMES TWO NEW DIRECTORS AT ITS WISCONSIN FACILITY
Mike Cerny Appointed as Director of Engineering and Quality;
Greg Laabs Named Director of Service
SAVANNAH , Ga. , May 8, 2007 – Gulfstream Aerospace has named two new directors at its Appleton, Wis., business-jet aircraft completions and service facility.
Mike Cerny has been named director of engineering and quality. He most recently served as the electronics engineering manager for the Plumbing Americas business unit of Kohler Company in Kohler , Wis. He also held engineering manager- and director-level positions for SMTC Manufacturing, headquartered in Toronto with a facility in Appleton, and for Heurikon Corp., based in Madison, Wis.
Cerny earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
After earning an airframe and powerplant (A&P) license in 1979, Laabs began his aviation career as an aircraft mechanic for Duncan Aviation in Lincoln, Neb. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business, graduating summa cum laude from Doane College in Lincoln. He also holds an associate’s degree in aircraft maintenance from Iowa Western Community College.
Gulfstream’s Appleton site comprises final phase manufacturing of large-cabin Gulfstream business jets, product support services and a General Dynamics Aviation Services facility. The three business units employ some 700 employees in Appleton.
NOTE TO EDITORS
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced some 1,600 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350 ®; the large-cabin, long-range G450 ®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500 ® and the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 ®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales ®. The company employs more than 7,900 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our Web site for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church , Virginia , employs approximately 82,600 people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1 billion. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
